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adyAdyghe  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Adyghe language (, adygabze, , adəgăbză adâgăbză), also known as West Circassian (see: Circassian language), is one of the two official languages of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, the other being Russian. It is spoken by various tribes of the Adyghe people: Abzekh, Adamey, Bzhedug; Hatukuay, Kemirgoy, Makhosh; Natekuay, Shapsug; Zhane, Yegerikuay, each with its own dialect. The language is referred to by its speakers as Adygebze or Adəgăbză, and alternatively spelled in English as Adygean, Adygeyan or Adygei.

Entry terms

  • Adygei
  • Adyghe language

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • ady

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • ady

ISO 639-3 code

  • ady

Notation

  • ady

In other languages

  • adyghé

    French

  • adyghéen
  • Adyguéen
  • Adygeisch

    German

  • Adygeische Sprache
  • adyghe

    Italian

  • Lingua adighè
  • Portuguese

  • Língua adigue
  • adigeo

    Spanish

  • Idioma adigué

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ady

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